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THE PREDICTION OF OUTCOMES OF MDTA PROGRAMS, A PILOT STUDY.
EDGERTON, HAROLD A.; SYLVESTER, ROBERT W. – 1966
AN EXTENSION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTORS RELATED TO TRAINEE DROPOUTS IN MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAMS WAS ATTEMPTED. THE FACTORS RELATED TO SUCCESS OF MDTA PROGRAMS WERE COMPUTED FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRAINEES. BOTH RETENTION AND PLACEMENT SHOW SIGNIFICANT CORRELATION WITH CHARACTERISTICS…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Federal Programs, Labor Force Development
D.C. Government. Noneducation Factors Hindered Criminal Justice Initiative. Report to Congressional Requesters.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. General Government Div. – 1990
The Criminal Justice Initiative (CJI) was conducted in Washington, D.C. from fiscal year 1984 through fiscal year 1986 to relieve overcrowded prison conditions by reducing the recidivism rate. Objectives of the project included hiring additional prison staff to provide security and increase prisoner processing, expanding the education program, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Programs, Correctional Education, Employment Programs
Changing Anacostia: Definition and Implementation.
Nakamura, Robert T.; Pinderhughes, Dianne M. – 1978
In this history and analysis of Federal educational projects in the Anacostia area of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1977 the origins and development of the Anacostia Community School Project (1967-72) and its successor, the Response to Educational Needs Project (1972-77) are described. The requirements of implementation studies are…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Involvement, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Welfare Reform: Success in Moving toward Work. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session (October 16, 2001).
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This Congressional report contains the testimony and documents presented for the record at the second of two hearings on the effects of welfare reform and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. Other areas receiving particular attention from witnesses included the impacts of education and training on employment patterns…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Block Grants, Economics, Education Work Relationship